Lisa Bonet

A favorite with family audiences for her turn as the outspoken Denise Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" (NBC, 1984-1992), Lisa Bonet was an Emmy-nominated actress who used the popular series to launch hers...
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Actress Zoe Kravitz has a lasting reminder of her final day on the set of last year's (14) Divergent movie after a trailer door slammed into her face and bloodied her nose.
The daughter of rocker Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet reveals she performed a slew of high-flying stunts for the sci-fi action adventure, but it was the door of co-star Shailene Woodley's trailer which almost took her out as she prepared to film her final scenes. Castmate Theo James rushed to her rescue, but the incident has left her scarred for life.
Kravitz recalls, "On the last day of shooting I was sitting on Shailene's trailer steps, we were having lunch together, and the first film we shot in Chicago, which is (known as) the Windy City, and I was sitting on her steps putting my shoes on, about to go to set for the last shot, and the door just goes (slams) in my face. "All of a sudden blood is coming down everywhere, Theo, being the handsome gentleman he is, scoops me off my feet, throws me onto a couch and was just like, 'Don't look at it, don't look at it.' I got eight stitches... there's still a scar."
Kravitz reprised her role as Christina for the film's new sequel, Insurgent, but she recently revealed she had to back down from performing her own stunts after developing a fear of heights.

Lisa Bonet's manager has dismissed a cryptic tweet which appeared to reference the actress' former TV co-star Bill Cosby, insisting the message was sent from a fake Twitter account which has now been closed down. Bonet, who played the troubled funnyman's onscreen daughter in The Cosby Show, was believed to have passed comment on the funnyman's current sex scandal after a mysterious message appeared on a page attributed to her.
The tweet read, "According to the karma of past actions, one's destiny unfolds, even though everyone wants to be so lucky... Nothing stays in the dark 4ever (forever)!"
However, Bonet's talent manager Jillian Neal has revealed the message was sent from a fake account, which has since been shut down.
She tells Thewrap.com, "I can assure you that is not her Twitter account and I have had the account suspended... (Bonet) continues to have no comment on the subject."
Cosby has hit headlines after a number of women came forward with historic sexual abuse allegations, claiming the comedian assaulted them years ago.
His accusers include model-turned-TV personality Janice Dickinson, actresses Barbara Bowman and Louisa Moritz, and former Law & Order star Michelle Hurd.
The funnyman has made a point of staying silent on the matter, but has denied the allegations through his lawyer.

"Early on it was Lisa just because we were so close in age but I never had a shot... You just know. At 13, 14, you know when you have a shot... but she's cool and Lisa and I have always been very cool." Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner would have liked to have romanced his The Cosby Show sister Lisa Bonet.

"I used to sit in front of that little TV when I was a little boy and go like, 'I want that one!'" Actor Jason Momoa on his childhood crush on his future wife Lisa Bonet while watching her on The Cosby Show.

Actress Zoe Kravitz has one memory from her crazy star-studded childhood she'll never forget - Ashton Kutcher once made her omelettes before school. The X-Men: First Class star is the daughter of actress Lisa Bonet and rocker Lenny Kravitz and admits her upbringing was a little different at times, especially when celebrities visited her parents.
And one encounter with Kutcher at the height of his fame was a real highlight.
She recalls, "When I was, like, 15 or something my friend had just come in from California to visit me and she came in really early in the morning... and she was like, 'Zoe, Ashton Kutcher's in your kitchen!'
"This is like seeing Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic. This was like the trucker hat (sic) and he was, like, everything.
"I was like, 'What are you talking about...? We don't even know Ashton Kutcher. Why would he be there?'
"I go downstairs, I had pimple cream on my face, I'm, like, wearing a T-shirt... and there he is making an omelette. There's no one else in the kitchen. I don't even know if he's, like, breaking and entering. And he was just like, 'Morning, do you want an omelette?' and I was just like, 'Yeah'.
"We sat there before school and ate omelettes just, like, not understanding why he was there."

Former Game Of Thrones star Jason Momoa adopted a wolf after falling in love with the creature while researching a new role. The bearded hunk visited The Wolf Connection sanctuary outside Los Angeles to get into character as a werewolf for an upcoming project and became a big fan of the organisation.
His wife, Lisa Bonet, already had a wolf at home and so Momoa thought it would be a good idea to add another mixed-breed.
The actor says, "I've got eight-foot cages around my property. It's like Guantanamo (Bay detention camp) at my house, but it's all safe and it keeps people away.
"They're really good with the kids and they're really good with my wife, but they just don't like me that much."

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Drake has been linked to a lot of women over the years -- Rihanna, Tyra Banks, Kat Dennings, and even labelmate Nicki Minaj. But everyone's favorite faux boyfriend (according to the "Drake Wouldn't Treat Me Like This" meme) has finally settled down with someone who makes perfect sense for him. Since they were spotted locking lips and being generally all over each other at a recent Beyoncé concert, it's pretty clear that Drake and Zoë Kravitz are the new "it" couple.
Well-known for famous parents Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, Zoë is starting to come into her own as a budding film star. Her unique, hippie/emo/indie style seems like a good fit for Drake, who will always come off like a total sweetheart, even when he tries to go hard in his raps. He's adorable. And so is Zoë, which means that these two are somewhere sitting around being adorable together.
Drake has already taken to Instagram to pretty much confirm the relationship, posting a hilarious photo of the two giving stank faces to his very own meme. And although neither has yet to officially speak out about the relationship, we're ready to label them the new "it" emo couple of 2014. Oh yeah, and we're bringing "emo" back too.
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Former Game Of Thrones star Jason Momoa and his actress wife Lisa Bonet are set to team up on TV. Former The Cosby Show star Bonet will join her man for drama series The Red Road in the new year (14).
She will play a lawyer representing Momoa's fresh-out-of-jail character and his Native American tribal leaders as they fight for justice during a criminal case.

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When you’re the daughter of Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet, chances are you’re going to be 1) very attractive or 2) super talented. Or both. Enter Zoë Kravitz. The 24 year-old actress/model/singer has made a name for herself over the last few years and she’s only getting started. With roles in X-Men: First Class, After Earth, Californication — oh, and the fact that she dated Michael Fassbender for a spell — she’s long since been on Hollywood’s radar. Here are a few other reasons we’re thinking Zoë Kravitz could be the next big thing.
Yelling To The Sky
The gritty indie drama just made its way to Netflix, and Zoë proves to be quite the capable actress in her role as Sweetness O’Hara. Playing a good girl gone bad, she starred alongside Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe and really held her own. There was a certain reserved quality to her performance, and we’re hoping to see her break out more in her upcoming roles.
Divergent
For someone who’s just starting out, a lead role in one of the year’s most highly-anticipated films ain’t too shabby. Zoë will star alongside Shailene Woodley and Kate Winslet in the film adaptation of the popular YA series; this could prove to be hugely significant for her career.
Mad Max: Fury Road
Another big franchise film, Mad Max stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. Once again, Zoë will have the opportunity to learn from some of the best in the industry and we’re hoping some of that on-screen star powere runs off.
And just as a sidenote, let’s not forget that before all this she was the star of Jay-Z 's "I Know" video:
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There have been countless spin offs of TV shows. Most fall by the wayside very fast (Joey) while others endure. Here's six of them that managed to climb to the top of the heap and stay there.
Frasier
Who would have thought a stuffy psychiatrist could have his own hit show? What, you were waiting for Woody? Kelsey Grammer took a character that was often not-liked on Cheers and made him a loveable neurotic mess with an equally neurotic brother. David Hyde-Pierce was a master of physical comedy and John Mahoney was perfect casting for the Crane brothers' father. Of course, we can't forget Eddie the Dog.
The Facts of Life
Whatchoo Talking 'Bout, Willis? A show with a housekeeper from Diff'rent Strokes and a bunch of schoolgirls SUCCESSFUL? It lasted longer than many people thought it would and one of the reasons was an incredibly catchy theme song. C'mon.. I know you're singing it now. Also, bet you forgot that such stars-in-waiting like Helen Hunt an George Clooney appeared on the show.
Family Matters:
People forget that the Winslow mother was the elevator operator on Perfect Strangers. Steve Urkel came later...snort snort. Actually, Urkel was supposed to be a short time guest star, but for some reason, people liked Jaleel White's rendition of the uber-annoying nerd and he stuck around...and stuck around...and stuck around.
Benson
Robert Guillaume first appeared in Soap before this spin off. Pretty good for a butler, huh? The acerbic Benson found himself moving up the political ranks very quickly and it made for very entertaining television.
A Different World
No, this show was not something to illustrate how different Lisa Bonet's Cosby Show character was from her Wild at Heart one. She was a college student and the show was fun to watch while she was on it...then she left, of course.
The Simpsons
D'oh. How many people forget that the characters used to appear on shorts in the Tracey Ullman Show. Oh. You remember? *steeples fingers* Excellent... It's still chugging along on FOX and I think that my grandchildren will be seeing episodes of the show that were written by Matt Groening's grandchildren. If there's topical humor to mine, this show will always dig deep.
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Feature film debut in the controversial film "Angel Heart" playing Epiphany Proudfoot opposite Mickey Rourke

Directed the music video "Whatever It Takes" for Gardner Cole

Cast as a singer and former girlfriend of John Cusack's character in "High Fidelity"

Appeared nude on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine

Played a supporting role in the feature "Enemy of the State"

Featured in the sci-fi channel TV-movie "New Eden"

Began acting when she was 11 years old

Breakthrough role as Denise Huxtable on popular NBC sitcom, "The Cosby Show"; left briefly to star in the spin-off series

Co-starred in the ensemble film "Whitepaddy"

Reprised role of Denise Huxtable in the the spin-off series "A Different World" (NBC); left after one season and returned to "The Cosby Show" (NBC); series continued without her until 1993

Joined the cast of ABC's "Life on Mars" playing Jason O'Mara's present-day girlfriend

Summary

A favorite with family audiences for her turn as the outspoken Denise Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" (NBC, 1984-1992), Lisa Bonet was an Emmy-nominated actress who used the popular series to launch herself into feature films. After departing the "Cosby Show," amidst some controversy, she attempted to distance herself from her clean-cut all-American character by appearing in Alan Parker's voodoo thriller "Angel Heart" (1987), which gained attention for her participation in a graphic sex scene with star Mickey Rourke. The gambit failed to develop a film career for Bonet, and by 1987, she was back on television and working for Cosby, who had developed the clean-cut sitcom "A Different World" (NBC, 1987-1993). But a romance with rocker Lenny Kravitz resulted in a child, which forced her to depart the series after its debut season. Her subsequent marriage to Kravitz failed in 1993, and she spent much of the next decade in direct-to-video releases and TV guest spots, trying to get a foothold in the industry yet again. Bonet's career began to reignite at the turn of the new millennium with supporting roles in major features like "Enemy of the State" (1998), "High Fidelity" (2000) and "Biker Boyz" (2003). But it was in 2008, when she made a welcome return to television as the love interest to Jason O'Mara's time-traveling cop in the American version of "Life on Mars" (ABC, 2008) that those who had loved her as a Cosby kid could once again see why her ethereal beauty and quiet strength had struck a chord in viewers over 20 years before.

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Allen Boney

Father

Half-black, half-Cheroke; separated from Bonet's mother in December 1968; remarried

Arlene Boney

Mother

Caucasian/Jewish; separated from Bonet's father in December 1968; died of ovarian cancer in 1999 at age 59

Brian Kest

Companion

Previously dated after her relationship with Kravitz ended; no longer together

Education

"Lisa had her own style, both a sweetness and a rebellious streak." - "Cosby Show" director Jay Sandrich quoted in Us Weekly, April 17, 2000

Lisa Bonet changed her name legally in 1995 to Lilakoi Moon, deciding to continue using her birth name on the productions she participated in.

A hip-hop album dedicated to Lisa Bonet called Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet was created by Slug (from Atmosphere) and MURS and produced by Ant (also from Atmosphere) and was released on July 12, 2005.

On the paparazzi's interest her family: "It feels like you're being stalked," she says. "As a shy person, that type of attention coming at me violates something. I don't like that it's expected to come with the territory." - Bonet quoted to People magazine, Nov. 06, 2008